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Trump-Xi summit: Cautious progress on trade, ties and some ‘win-wins’

  • Written by Yan Bennett, Professorial Lecturer, American University

President Donald Trump departed China on May 15, 2026, after a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that was scrutinized from every angle for clues on where the relationship is heading.

Trump hailed the trip as “incredible,” while Xi remarked that it marked a “new bilateral relationship.” Other observers were a...

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